NOTE 10 – TEMPORARY EQUITY

On October 26, 2022, the Company closed on an offering (“the October offering”) with certain institutional investors (the “Investors”), pursuant to which the Company issued and sold, in a private placement, 1,400,000 shares of the Company’s Series A Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Series A Preferred Stock”), and 100,000 shares of the Company’s Series B Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Series B Preferred Stock,” and together with the Series A Preferred Stock, the “Preferred Stock”), at an offering price of $9.50 per share, representing a 5% original issue discount (“OID) to the stated value of $10.00 per share, for gross proceeds of $14.3 million in the aggregate for the October offering, before the deduction of fees and offering expenses. The shares of Preferred Stock were convertible, at a conversion price of $6.25 per share (subject in certain circumstances to adjustments), into shares of the Company’s common stock, at the option of the holders and, in certain circumstances, by the Company.

On December 13, 2022, an amendment (the “December Amendment”) to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation, as amended, to increase the Company’s authorized shares of common stock from 24,000,000 to 160,000,000, as adjusted for the reverse split, was approved at a special meeting of shareholders. The Series A Preferred Stock had the right to vote on such December Amendment on an as-converted to common stock basis. The shares of the Series B Preferred Stock were automatically voted in a manner that “mirrored” the proportions on which the shares of common stock (excluding any shares of common stock that were not voted) and Series A Preferred Stock were voted to increase the Authorized Shares. The December Amendment required the approval of the majority of the votes associated with the Company’s outstanding stock entitled to vote on the proposal. Because the Series B Preferred Stock were automatically and without further action of the purchaser voted in a manner that “mirrored” the proportions on which the shares of common stock (excluding any shares of common stock that were not voted) and Series A Preferred Stock were voted on the December Amendment, abstentions by common stockholders did not have any effect on the votes cast by the holders of the Series B Preferred Stock. The Certificates of Designation for the Preferred Stock provides that the Preferred Stock have no voting rights other than the right to vote on the December Amendment and as a class on certain other specified matters, and, with respect to the Series B Certificate of Designation, the right to cast 2,500 votes per share of Series B Preferred Stock on the December Amendment.

The holders of Preferred Stock were entitled to dividends, on an as-if converted basis, equal to dividends actually paid, if any, on shares of common stock. The Preferred Stock was convertible, at the option of the holders and, in certain circumstances, by the Company, into shares of common stock at a conversion price of $6.25 per share. The holders of the Preferred Stock had the right to require the Company to redeem their shares of preferred stock for cash at 105% of the stated value of such shares through January 23, 2023. The Company had the option to redeem the Preferred Stock for cash at 105% of the stated value, subject to the holders’ rights to convert the shares prior to such redemption.

The $14.3 million in gross proceeds of the October offering was held in an escrow account, along with an additional $1.5 million deposited by the Company to cover the aggregate OID as well as the additional amount that would be necessary to fund the 105% redemption price until the expiration of the redemption period for the Preferred Stock, as applicable, subject to the earlier payment to redeeming holders. Upon expiration of the redemption period, any proceeds remaining in the escrow account would be disbursed to the Company.

Since the Preferred Stock had a redemption feature at the option of the holder, it was classified as temporary equity. The Series A Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock was recorded at redemption value of approximately $14.7 million and $1.1 million, respectively, as calculated in the following table (in thousands):

During December 2022, the Company received redemption notices for all outstanding shares of Preferred Stock. The Preferred Stock was redeemed during December 2022 at 105% of the $10.00 stated value of the Preferred Stock, or $15.8 million in the aggregate.

On June 24, 2022, the Company closed on an offering (“the Offering”) with certain institutional investors (the “Investors”), pursuant to which the Company issued and sold, in a private placement, 2,500,000 shares of the Company’s Series A Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Series A Preferred Stock”), and 500,000 shares of the Company’s Series B Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Series B Preferred Stock,” and together with the Series A Preferred Stock, the “Preferred Stock”), at an offering price of $9.50 per share, representing a 5% OID to the stated value of $10.00 per share, for gross proceeds of $28.5 million in the aggregate for the Offering, before the deduction of fees and offering expenses. The shares of Preferred Stock were convertible, at a conversion price of $25.00 per share (subject in certain circumstances to adjustments), into shares of the Company’s common stock, at the option of the holders and, in certain circumstances, by the Company.

On August 5, 2022, an amendment (the “Amendment”) to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation, as amended, to increase the Company’s authorized shares of common stock from 8,000,000 to 24,000,000, as adjusted for the reverse split, was approved at a special meeting of shareholders. The Series A Preferred Stock had the right to vote on such Amendment on an as-converted to common stock basis. The shares of the Series B Preferred Stock were automatically voted in a manner that “mirrored” the proportions on which the shares of common stock (excluding any shares of common stock that were not voted) and Series A Preferred Stock were voted to increase the Authorized Shares. The Amendment required the approval of the majority of the votes associated with the Company’s outstanding stock entitled to vote on the proposal. Because the Series B Preferred Stock were automatically and without further action of the purchaser voted in a manner that “mirrored” the proportions on which the shares of common stock (excluding any shares of common stock that were not voted) and Series A Preferred Stock were voted on the Amendment, abstentions by common stockholders did not have any effect on the votes cast by the holders of the Series B Preferred Stock. The Certificates of Designation for the Preferred Stock provides that the Preferred Stock have no voting rights other than the right to vote on the Amendment and as a class on certain other specified matters, and, with respect to the Series B Certificate of Designation, the right to cast 2,500 votes per share of Series B Preferred Stock on the Amendment.

The holders of Preferred Stock were entitled to dividends, on an as-if converted basis, equal to dividends actually paid, if any, on shares of common stock. The Preferred Stock was convertible, at the option of the holders and, in certain circumstances, by the Company, into shares of common stock at a conversion price of $25.00 per share. The holders of the Preferred Stock had the right to require the Company to redeem their shares of preferred stock for cash at 105% of the stated value of such shares through September 22, 2022. The Company had the option to redeem the Preferred Stock for cash at 105% of the stated value, subject to the holders’ rights to convert the shares prior to such redemption.

The $28.5 million in gross proceeds of the Offering was held in an escrow account, along with an additional $3.0 million deposited by the Company to cover the aggregate OID as well as the additional amount that would be necessary to fund the 105% redemption price until the expiration of the redemption period for the Preferred Stock, as applicable, subject to the earlier payment to redeeming holders. Upon expiration of the redemption period, any proceeds remaining in the escrow account would be disbursed to the Company.

During August 2022, the Company received redemption notices for all outstanding shares of Preferred Stock. The Preferred Stock was redeemed during August 2022 at 105% of the $10.00 stated value of the Preferred Stock, or $31.5 million in the aggregate.